Maseru, Oct. 30 — The Principal Chief of Tsikoane Chieftainess Pontsó Mathealira has questioned the Minister of Local Government on the allocation of residential land at Maputsoe and Hlotse saying the allocation was not planned.
She asked whether the allocation was done pursuant to Section 13(2) and Section 24(3) of the Land Act, 2010 which stipulates that allocation shall be in accordance with the approved development plan.
”And if so, did the Commissioner of Lands provide the approved development plan to the allocation authority?”, she asked.
In his response, the Minister Mr. Lebona Lephema said since the Land Act 2010, there has never been any approved development plan in Maputsoe, saying the existing development plan was approved with the Land Act 1979 under section 45(1) and those were declared as Selected Development Areas (SDA). . .
